DownTester

DownTester is a simple-to-use piece of software designed to help you test the Internet download speed of any links you choose.
It integrates an intuitive configuration set that can be tinkered even by those less experienced with networking utilities.

Hassle-free setup and intuitive GUI

The installation operation takes little time and minimal effort. As far as the GUI is concerned, DownTester opts for a classical window with a neatly organized structure.

Easily add URLs

URLs can be added to the monitor list by pasting each one, or by importing them from a plain text document or any other file. The list shows the name (if any), status, speed (in bits and bytes), downloaded size, start time, along with download duration and order for each item.

Configure standard and advanced settings

It is possible to disable selected downloads, export data to file for closer inspection (TXT, HTML, XML, CSV), use a search function when dealing with large amounts of data, as well as to configure advanced options when it comes to the downloading limit, connection timeout, FTP downloads mode, and others.

Evaluation and conclusion

The tool is undemanding when it comes to CPU and memory, so it does not concern the machine's overall performance. There were no kind of issues throughout our evaluation, as it did not hang, crash or pop up error messages.
In conclusion, DownTester delivers a simple method to testing download speeds for any type of links, and it can be easily figured out.